UEFA Europa League

FC Porto vs Lyon, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
FC Porto
    FT
    0 - 1
    1st Leg
    Lyon
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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
    • 6': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).
    • 6': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
    • 10': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
    • 10': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
    • 11': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
    • 12': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 14': Offside, Lyon. Thiago Mendes tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
    • 15': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 18': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 18': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Uribe.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
    • 23': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
    • 23': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Emerson (Lyon).
    • 25': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Otávio (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
    • 31': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 32': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 33': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 34': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
    • 34': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
    • 40': Offside, Lyon. Castello Lukeba tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Pepe.
    • 44': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
    • 45': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
    • 45': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
    • 45': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 0, Lyon 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Rúben Semedo replaces Pepe because of an injury.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evanilson.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
    • 52': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
    • 52': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
    • 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
    • 59': Goal! FC Porto 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 60': VAR Decision: Goal FC Porto 0-1 Lyon (Lucas Paquetá).
    • 62': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
    • 63': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 65': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Porto.
    • 67': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 67': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rúben Semedo.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Evanilson.
    • 73': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
    • 73': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Offside, Lyon. Romain Faivre tries a through ball, but Léo Dubois is caught offside.
    • 74': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
    • 74': Otávio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio.
    • 79': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 79': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto).
    • 79': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Mehdi Taremi.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Galeno replaces João Mário.
    • 80': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Romain Faivre.
    • 83': Substitution, Lyon. Malo Gusto replaces Léo Dubois.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Otávio with a headed pass.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Toni Martínez (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 88': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Otávio.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
    • 90'+1': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
    • 90'+4': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Offside, FC Porto. Toni Martínez tries a through ball, but Chancel Mbemba is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 90'+6': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Porto 0-1 Lyon.
    • 90'+6': Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
    • 90'+7': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 1.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 2
    48.5 Possession 51.5
    12 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    342 Accurate Passes 366
    420 Passes 446
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    65 Long Balls 43
    40 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    19 Effective Tackles 15
    24 Tackles 30
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 14
    29 Effective Clearances 14
    29 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio do Dragão
    Location: Porto, Portugal
    Attendance: 26,309

    Line-Ups

    POR FC Porto (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    99 Diogo Costa (GK)
    3 Pepe
    19 Chancel Mbemba
    12 Zaidu Sanusi
    23 João Mário
    8 Mateus Uribe
    20 Vitinha
    11 Pepê
    25 Otávio Yellow Card
    9 Mehdi Taremi
    30 Evanilson
    FC Porto Substitutes:
    Francisco Conceição, Bruno Costa, Rúben Semedo, Gonçalo Borges, Fabio Vieira, Toni Martínez, Fábio Cardoso, Agustín Marchesín, Stephen Eustáquio, Galeno, Marko Grujic, Cláudio Ramos.

    LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
    4 Castello Lukeba
    23 Thiago Mendes
    3 Emerson
    14 Léo Dubois Yellow Card
    10 Lucas Paquetá
    28 Tanguy Ndombele
    25 Maxence Caqueret
    9 Moussa Dembélé
    7 Karl Toko Ekambi
    15 Romain Faivre
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Henrique, Habib Keita, Malo Gusto, Tino Kadewere, Jeff Reine-Adélaide, Julian Pollersbeck, Damien Da Silva, Bradley Barcola, Kayne Bonnevie, Houssem Aouar, Jason Denayer.

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